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average of 0.75 for the Amhara Region) and the equivalent of 0.5 heads of livestock. 13.6% of the population is in non-farm related jobs, compared to the national average of 25% and a
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memorandum, 6% of the inhabitants of Agew Awi have access to electricity, this zone has a road density of 39.6 km per 1000 square km (compared to the national average of 30 km ), the average rural household has 1.2 hectares of land (compared to the national average of 1.01 hectare of land and an
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Ethiopia (CSA), this Zone has a total population of 982,942, an increase of 37.07% over the 1994 census, of whom 491,865 are men and 491,077 women. With an area of 9,148.43 square km, Agew Awi has a population density of 107.44; 123,014 or 12.51% are urban inhabitants. A total of 215,564
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815:Antsokiyana Gemza
679:North Gondar Zone
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349:Geohive: Ethiopia
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1250:Soqota Town
1127:Dessie Town
1094:Tach Gayint
1084:Misraq Este
1026:Kemise Town
1016:Dawa Harewa
1011:Dawa Chaffa
993:Oromia Zone
895:Mida Woremo
722:Gondar Town
609:Debre Elias
211:, Jawi and
201:Adis Kidame
181:West Gojjam
1412:Categories
1283:Dega Damot
1187:Tehuledere
1122:Debre Sina
1079:Mirab Este
1069:Lay Gayint
953:Guba Lafto
687:Addi Arkay
594:Baso Liben
330:Tsetse fly
321:World Bank
114:Population
1349:Bahir Dar
1202:Were Babu
890:Merhabete
732:Jan Amora
221:Blue Nile
122:1,077,144
1328:Wemberma
1293:Dembecha
1235:Gazbibla
1225:Abergele
1207:Were Ilu
1162:Legahida
1117:Amba Sel
915:Termaber
659:Machakel
437:Archived
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352:Archived
237:Kidamaja
185:Injibara
165:Ethiopia
145:Agew Awi
95:Injibara
75:Ethiopia
26:Agew Awi
1385:36°40′E
1382:11°00′N
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1255:Zikuala
1172:Mekdela
1167:Legambo
1157:Kutaber
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830:Berehet
820:Asagirt
810:Ankober
782:Tselemt
742:Metemma
717:Dembiya
649:Gozamin
561:Guangua
546:Dangila
502:of the
500:Woredas
326:malaria
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266:Amharic
233:forests
225:Zengena
213:Dangila
159:in the
155:) is a
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71:Country
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1147:Kelela
1089:Simada
1064:Fogera
1054:Ebenat
938:Dawunt
845:Ensaro
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777:Tegeda
772:Takusa
712:Debarq
702:Chilga
697:Beyeda
639:Goncha
634:Enemay
599:Bibugn
589:Awabel
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314:Muslim
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278:Muslim
262:Amhara
197:Tilili
189:Chagni
153:አገው አዊ
85:Amhara
81:Region
29:አገው አዊ
1313:Mecha
1197:Wegde
1192:Tenta
1112:Abuko
1059:Farta
1006:Baati
978:Wadla
973:Meket
968:Lasta
958:Habru
948:Gidan
933:Bugna
860:Kewet
850:Gishe
762:Qwara
707:Dabat
692:Alefa
669:Sinan
619:Dejen
496:Zones
336:Notes
306:Gumuz
302:Awngi
294:Gumuz
270:Awngi
241:Kessa
229:Tirba
209:Zigem
205:Azena
1278:Bure
1142:Kalu
1137:Jama
1049:Dera
963:Kobo
566:Jawi
498:and
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